OK, boomer. What kind of sound does he spect from a 1.62cm slab of aluminum. I listened to the Podcast and he just sounds like a grumpy grandpa that only compare how good everything was when he was young. Just expending his last days being miserable, good for him.
"Well, I hope Neil Young will remember An Apple man don't need him around anyhow..."
So sensitive to any criticism especially when it might be true of your beloved Apple. Critique makes things better, if you ever created anything in your life you would understand this. When you stop listening to criticism (of your work not your person) what you create will be subpar.
This was a wry callback to a line from Lynard Skynard's "Sweet Home Alabama", nothing more. It wasn't meant to be serious.
Also, you have no idea what anyone in this forum's creative capabilities or capacities are. You might want to lighten up on that broad judgmental brush of yours.
The man is 74 years old, has probably given hundreds if not thousands of concerts. I doubt very much that he still has a hearing that is able to judge audio quality. Anything else would be a medical or biological miracle.
Well I'll enjoy my sub par music from my iPhone with my airpods pro bask in the joy that I can turn away from this article with his negativity and turn on ANC so I don't have hear old grumpy people like him when I'm walking through this world. While also being safe my people don't be silly.
I would love to see the results of a hearing test on Neil Young and other venerable rockers who insist they can hear the difference between high-quality digital music formats. Age and exposure to loud music takes their toll on most mortals. Perhaps famous musicians have a secret cure for this. /s
That's exactly what I was thinking! I have no issue with Neil Young, I have no reason to doubt that his ill-fated Pono Player had a technically better DAC and other components for recreating specific sounds (not that it really matters if you have no viable market for your device), but I 1) highly question whether it was actually "better" in any feasible sense of the word to warrant an audience that would buy a singe-use audio device for an inflated price, 2) wonder what his a) age and b) his lifetime of playing live music has done to his own hearing. I sincerely would love to see an objective test done on his hearing.
"That's Fisher-Price quality." - Neil Young expresses satisfaction upon seeing a mockup of PonoPlayer's three giant buttons, perfectly sized for tiny hands and easily visible against a bright yellow that is sure to capture your toddler's attention and spark their imagination
I wouldn't go that far... Not "reader", but "commenter". It seems like most of the posters here who complain don't actually read anything except the headline.
The man is 74 years old, has probably given hundreds if not thousands of concerts. I doubt very much that he still has a hearing that is able to judge audio quality. Anything else would be a medical or biological miracle.
Okay pizza with mushrooms is my favorite kind however agism is not an appropriate response to a gifted composer just because he has criticized you tech gods.
The amusing thing is when Apple released the HomePod it was the music quality that they hyped. They said it wasn’t trying to be an Alexa competitor but a serious listening device. So I’m kind of wondering if Apple has learned the lesson that many older musicians like Neil haven’t:
Most people don’t care about sound quality, they care about cost then convenience. The sound has to be pretty bad to cancel the advantage of a cheap price.
I don’t care for Neil Young’s love ballads but his pissed off songs are all classics.
Lmao, imagine using Grammy awards as any defence for Apples garbage hardware. Do you realise how stupid this article sounds?
Spelling errors aside (lmao)... Yes, Grammy awards do represent a minimum quality of music recording and production. They are voted on by professionals in the industry (myself included) who actually do care about how things sound.
Neil, and you I suppose, don't have a clue about how any computer, let alone a Mac, is actually used in audio production.
I don’t see how he is connecting high quality microphones to a MacBook Pro to make that determination. Am I the only one whose MBP didn’t come with XLR inputs providing 48v phantom power? I’ve been using a UA Apollo, and it sounds pretty darn great to me.
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Also, you have no idea what anyone in this forum's creative capabilities or capacities are. You might want to lighten up on that broad judgmental brush of yours.
#conveniencecantrumpperfection
I can't because I am using inferior Apple equipment, (that was sarcasm).
Most people don’t care about sound quality, they care about cost then convenience. The sound has to be pretty bad to cancel the advantage of a cheap price.
Neil makes the papers.